Pawan Kalyan to visit interior villages in Anantagiri mandal of Andhra Pradesh

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan to lay foundation for roads in Gummanthi village, addressing connectivity issues in ASR district.

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan will visit interior parts of Gummanthi village of Anantagiri mandal in ASR district on December 21. He will lay the foundation stone for laying of roads for villages which do not have road connectivity.

Several villages in Anantagiri mandal lack road connectivity and people residing in these interior villages have been facing problems in shifting patients and pregnant women in ‘dolis’ to nearby hospitals.

District Collector A.S. Dinesh Kumar on Wednesday visited Gummanthi and Rachakillam villages to oversee the arrangements for the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit. Reaching Gummanthi and Rachakillam is a tough task as there are no proper roads. Locals have to trek or go on two-wheelers to reach Gummanthi due to the bad roads. During his visit, the Collector interacted with the villagers to know about the problems they are facing in regard to lack of roads and drinking water supply.  Mr Dinesh Kumar assured to provide water supply through Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.

While coming down from the hilltop villages, he spoke with the locals trekking the path to their villagers and asked if they were getting their social security  pensions and directed the officials to ensure pensions to the eligible beneficiaries.

Meanwhile, officials have started jungle clearance works on the roads leading to Gummanthi in view of the Deputy Chief Minister’s visit. 

Earlier in the day, Mr. Dinesh Kumar held a review with officials of all the departments concerned on the arrangements to be made for Mr. Pawan Kalyan’s visit. The Collector said Mr. Pawan Kalyan will be laying the foundation for laying seven roads at a cost of ₹17 crore during his visit. By laying these roads, 18 habitations in Pinakota panchayat will get road connectivity.